Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 09:05:54 -0700
From: glaad@glaad.org (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Subject: GLAAD/SFBA BECOMES GLAAD'S FIRST MEDIA CENTER

GLAAD/SFBA BECOMES GLAAD'S FIRST MEDIA CENTER

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- May 4, 1996 -- The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation/ San Francisco Bay Area (GLAAD/SFBA) has joined with the Gay &
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) as the first chapter to
participate in the national re-organization effort of GLAAD.  At its
monthly meeting on May 2, 1996, the Board of Directors of GLAAD/SFBA voted
to merge the agency, its programs and resources with the national
organization in order to coordinate resources and expertise with other
activists around the country, increase the influence and reach of its
activist work, and expand programming.

"Members and volunteers will continue to produce the quality media activism
which has become the agency's trademark," said GLAAD/SFBA Board member and
Project Coordinator Mike Spanola.  "Strong projects will continue, and new
opportunities and resources to expand our programming will become available
as the merger its completed and local program activists are connected with
similar projects nationwide."

The members and volunteers who make possible GLAAD/SFBA's high level of
service will be crucial to the projects and operations of the new Media
Center -- grassroots activism remains the core of GLAAD's success.  As part
of the national organization, GLAAD/SFBA anticipates being better able to
strive for fair, accurate and diverse images of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
transgender people.

The GLAAD Media Center will be located at the site of the former GLAAD/SFBA
office, at 1360 Mission, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94103, (415)
861-2244.  For more information, please contact Project Coordinator Mike
Spanola at (415) 357-1278 (w) or (415) 326-6303 (h), or Treasurer David
Nelson at (415) 666-2729 (w).

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